Astra Turbo
06 July 2003, 07:50 PM
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Well Def..i was at the pod a couple of weeks ago and saw a scoob getting waisted by a turbo sri and a Nova down the strip..i dont know one scooby from another so i dont know the model all i can tell you about it ,it was blue with gold wheels and i think on a 03 plate
07 July 2003, 01:08 PM
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Jokers qtr mile of 14.5secs in your beard infested dreams.
Its A vauxhall!!! A vauxhall!!!
qtr mile 16.0 now smell the coffee
Its A vauxhall!!! A vauxhall!!!
qtr mile 16.0 now smell the coffee
/tries hard not to mention the 150,000+ miler Calibra Turbo hitting consistent 13.19s 1/4 miles.....
Scooby onwers that dont think much of all Vauxhalls best be prepared to eat humble pie at some point when they eventually meet up with some seriously quick Vauxhall cars.....
08 July 2003, 12:22 AM
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Just been looking on Courteneys site they do a 225bhp conversion for £500.
Is this just an ECU rewrite? or A piggy back chip? Or something else.
Would it be very noticeable at servicetime?
Is this just an ECU rewrite? or A piggy back chip? Or something else.
Would it be very noticeable at servicetime?
08 July 2003, 08:45 AM
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Vauxhall - the worlds worst car brand - and people still buy them - go to your local Netto's and see that there are more Vauxhalls there than any other make..
08 July 2003, 04:00 PM
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"Vauxhall - the worlds worst car brand - and people still buy them - go to your local Netto's and see that there are more Vauxhalls there than any other make"
Get an Opel instead then- doesn't sound quite so bad does it? (and the logo looks better)
Get an Opel instead then- doesn't sound quite so bad does it? (and the logo looks better)
08 July 2003, 06:52 PM
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Scooby onwers that dont think much of all Vauxhalls best be prepared to eat humble pie at some point when they eventually meet up with some seriously quick Vauxhall cars.....
i think the time as already come..
Regal Motorsport have will be showing off they're 4wd 700bhp nova
http://www.boost-beast.de/downloads/ascheberg-juni-2003/Beast8sek18.avi
Scooby onwers that dont think much of all Vauxhalls best be prepared to eat humble pie at some point when they eventually meet up with some seriously quick Vauxhall cars.....
i think the time as already come..
Regal Motorsport have will be showing off they're 4wd 700bhp nova
http://www.boost-beast.de/downloads/ascheberg-juni-2003/Beast8sek18.avi
08 July 2003, 10:46 PM
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i had one of the first coupe turbos out, it was running 183 bhp and running a quater mile at constant 14.9 (4 consecutive runs) also doing 0-60 in 6.8
Nice car but prefer the scoob
Nice car but prefer the scoob
10 July 2003, 02:20 PM
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Modern Vauxhalls are well built, much better than many other makes. The GSi and Coupe Astra Turbos are easily tunable and see 275+BHP with no trouble, embarrassing many other makes on the road. Vauxhall are currently testing a 200BHP Corsa turbo and a supercharged 3.2 Vectra with 302BHP - top speed of 177MPH!
At the Performance Vauxhall 2003 show a 2.0 turbo Nova easily showed a Scooby a good 3 car lengths at Santa Pod. There are still plenty 4WD turbo Calibra and Cavaliers out there too, most pumping out 250-300BHP.
So if you think you can walk all over Vauxhalls - perhaps think again!
At the Performance Vauxhall 2003 show a 2.0 turbo Nova easily showed a Scooby a good 3 car lengths at Santa Pod. There are still plenty 4WD turbo Calibra and Cavaliers out there too, most pumping out 250-300BHP.
So if you think you can walk all over Vauxhalls - perhaps think again!
10 July 2003, 02:42 PM
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It's not wrong, just takes more skill to drive effectively! With TC and ESP turned off they're not as bad as you may think.
I'm not putting down any make of car, especially because of the badge on it , I think Scoobys and EVO's are awesome cars - but Vauxhalls are not as bad as some make out (yes there have been some bad ones I admit in the past!).
The VX220 Turbo - faster than an M3 - oh yes!
[Edited by RobDon - 10/07/2003 14:50:14]
I'm not putting down any make of car, especially because of the badge on it , I think Scoobys and EVO's are awesome cars - but Vauxhalls are not as bad as some make out (yes there have been some bad ones I admit in the past!).
The VX220 Turbo - faster than an M3 - oh yes!
[Edited by RobDon - 10/07/2003 14:50:14]
11 July 2003, 09:07 AM
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The VX220 Turbo - faster than an M3 - oh yes!
) but it is certainly quicker than the MY02 STi Type UK PPP I sold to buy it (and I got the more fun car out of the deal).I love the **** badge snobbery on here
11 July 2003, 09:28 PM
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BEARDS A PLENTY THEN.
HOW MUCH IS 1 AND WHAT COULD YOU HAVE GOTTEN HAD THE VAUXHALL BEARDNESS NOT OVER COME U.
THE ONLY GOOD VAUXHALL HAS A LOTUS BADGE ON IT.
LOTUS CARLTON
VX220TURBO
[Edited by def - 11/07/2003 21:30:30]
HOW MUCH IS 1 AND WHAT COULD YOU HAVE GOTTEN HAD THE VAUXHALL BEARDNESS NOT OVER COME U.
THE ONLY GOOD VAUXHALL HAS A LOTUS BADGE ON IT.
LOTUS CARLTON
VX220TURBO
[Edited by def - 11/07/2003 21:30:30]
11 July 2003, 09:42 PM
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Skidd Markus....thats the only way i could get cold air into it...the intake pipe just sqeezes in under the slam plate and radiator..if i just left it behind the headlight i would be defeating the object and waisted 250 quid on a enclosed air filter
you cant having it going straight to the turbo coz the air intake as to go thru the air metering unit .top left..black peice inbetween the 2 blue silicon pipes back of the viper
[Edited by tfc - 11/07/2003 21:46:45]
you cant having it going straight to the turbo coz the air intake as to go thru the air metering unit .top left..black peice inbetween the 2 blue silicon pipes back of the viper
[Edited by tfc - 11/07/2003 21:46:45]
11 July 2003, 09:48 PM
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Personally I'd have gone left off the turbo into where I presume the standard airbow was(behind o/s headlight?).I'd have tried to fit a cone filter in the standard box or made up a heatshield(I've been through 3 bespoke heatshields and one homemade box and settled on an Evo rallybox).
Still,the install looks good and it would be boring if we all did the same thing.
Still,the install looks good and it would be boring if we all did the same thing
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11 July 2003, 09:57 PM
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to be quite honest the standard air box with the modifcations and a good panel filter is just as good as the viper up to 200bhp..was told to go for the viper coz i had 250+...besides it looks nicer and i cant tell any difference coz i had a 200cpi sports cat fitted and had the s/s downpipe from the turbo with the pre cat removed and the Bacstuck straight thru group A exhaust
11 July 2003, 10:07 PM
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HOW MUCH IS 1 AND WHAT COULD YOU HAVE GOTTEN HAD THE VAUXHALL BEARDNESS NOT OVER COME U.
The VXT is £25,495.
What else could I have got for the money? New, with the same performance, nothing - I spent plenty of time trawling the back pages of EVO.
12 July 2003, 08:22 AM
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As I said earlier, there are plenty of fast Vauxhalls about. A cratin Calibra Turbo regularly shocks ppl at Crail including a 450+BHP Audi RS4 driver.....
Another 250BHP Calibra turbo driven by a certain Joe Bloggs consistently lapped GoodWood faster than a 450BHP Sierra Cosworth driven by an amateur/pro driver..... (Joe Bloggs 'appens to be a bit of a nutter by all accounts
)Remember, car/power is one thing.... The driver is also important
